Dio, sei proprio un padreterno! (1973)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Michele Lupo

Writers:

Nicola Badalucco (writer)
Sergio Donati (screenplay)

Release Date:

August 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

GET OUT AND GET EVEN! [U.S. re-release poster]

Plot:

This is a buddy film with a small-time thug (Victor Lobianco) meeting a high-profile gangster (Lee Van Cleef) while in prison. The pair team up to attempt a prison breakout.

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Gangster | Breakout | Beautiful Woman | Grindhouse

Cast

Lee Van Cleef	...	Frankie Diomede
Tony Lo Bianco	...	Tony Breda
Edwige Fenech	...	Orchidea
Jean Rochefort	...	Louis Annunziata
Fausto Tozzi	...	Massara
Mario Erpichini	...	Joe Sciti
Jess Hahn	...	Jeannot
Adolfo Lastretti	...	Al
Silvano Tranquilli	...	Sylvester
Nello Pazzafini	...	Thug in Prison
Claudio Undari	...	Assassin (as Robert Hundar)
Claudio Gora	...	Director of 'Casa del Giovane'
Steffen Zacharias	...	Lawyer
Ugo Fangareggi	...	Man in Café
Romano Puppo	...	Assassin

Also Known As:

Escape from Death Row (USA) (reissue title)
Frank and Tony (USA) (video title)
Il suo nome faceva tremare
Interpol in allarme
L'homme aux nerfs d'acier (France)
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
Power Kill (USA)

Runtime:

USA:85 min | 97 min (uncut)

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:18 (nf) | Finland:K-18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Norway:(Banned) (1974-2003) (cinema release)

Company:

Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica

Trivia:

Italian censorship visa #63444 delivered on 2-11-1973.

Very good crime flick

I was very impressed with this well made Lupo vehicle from 1974. Lee Van Cleef is Frank, a mean, cold, feared and respected crime lord. While Tony Lo Bianco is Tony, a street hustler who has some respect in his neighborhood, other than that not a nada. These two meet under odd circumstances, seeing that Tony's fascination with the Boss is borderline infatuation. Well let's say that Frank does not like Tony and tony adores Frank, until Tony saves Franks life in a mafia hit. I'm not going to keep on rambling, but if you like Italo Crime, Lee Van Cleef or Joe D'Amato (photography). Then you owe it to yourself to see this movie! I give it a very sturdy 8 out of 10